In what year did Yuri Gagarin achieve spaceflight?

In what year did Yuri Gagarin achieve spaceflight?

• A. 1958
• B. 1963
• C. 1965
• D. 1961

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is recalling the year of the first human spaceflight. Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 mission in 1961, on April 12, making him the first person to reach space and circle the planet. The other years refer to different milestones instead of the initial flight: 1958 comes before the first human orbital mission, 1963 marks Valentina Tereshkova’s flight as the first woman in space, and 1965 is the year of the first spacewalk. So the correct year is 1961.

The main idea here is recalling the year of the first human spaceflight. Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 mission in 1961, on April 12, making him the first person to reach space and circle the planet. The other years refer to different milestones instead of the initial flight: 1958 comes before the first human orbital mission, 1963 marks Valentina Tereshkova’s flight as the first woman in space, and 1965 is the year of the first spacewalk. So the correct year is 1961.